The following websites are useful resources for study guides, online quizzes, and further reading. Find the resources you like, and don't forget to bookmark them.
http://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm
Created by Robert Harris, PhD, this site gives definitions and explanations for literary terms. A useful reference tool for student and teacher.
http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/default.htm
This site is aimed at students/teachers following examination boards other than CAIE, so is not as specific as other sites. It is still a helpful resource, especially under the GCSE English Literature section.
writingexplained.org
Worth visiting, especially for the confusing words section.
https://poetryarchive.org
Background information on some of the selected poets, for students. There is not too much to read, so this can get the students thinking about the poetry.
http://www.geoffbarton.co.uk/index.php
Resources for students and teachers on GCSE English. This is not a site specific to CAIE examinations, but teachers can tailor it to suit the needs of the students. Worth looking through before sending students to the site, as there is so much here.
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/index.html#OnlineGuides
Comprehensive site, covering study guide and analysis of several of the selected texts. A good site for students or for teachers to sketch their own lesson plans. The teacher has put a lot of work into providing this free information to others.
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/index.html
This site has plenty of resources, and study guides, for a number of the selected texts.The study guide section links to SparkNotes, and Pink Monkey, two sites that have free overviews of countless pieces of literature.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/4/17/
This particular section on the OWL writing site is a reference/resource for writing about literature or poetry. There is quite a bit of information, so students should be guided specifically on this website. Alternatively, teachers can use this to help lesson plan or problem solve with general literature analysis and essay writing techniques.
http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/
This GCSE and A Level site is worth looking at by students, and is full of information that can be used for specific purposes such as tips on how to write effectively to revision for the exams.
http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm
This is similar to the reference resource above, with hundreds of literary terms defined, with examples.
http://www.explorewriting.co.uk/
This site has been written by professional writers, and can be a very useful site for the ablest students, or to supplement teachers’ notes.
http://www.virtualsalt.com/rhetoric.htm
Created by Robert Harris, PhD, this site gives definitions and explanations for literary terms. A useful reference tool for student and teacher.
http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/default.htm
This site is aimed at students/teachers following examination boards other than CAIE, so is not as specific as other sites. It is still a helpful resource, especially under the GCSE English Literature section.
writingexplained.org
Worth visiting, especially for the confusing words section.
https://poetryarchive.org
Background information on some of the selected poets, for students. There is not too much to read, so this can get the students thinking about the poetry.
http://www.geoffbarton.co.uk/index.php
Resources for students and teachers on GCSE English. This is not a site specific to CAIE examinations, but teachers can tailor it to suit the needs of the students. Worth looking through before sending students to the site, as there is so much here.
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/index.html#OnlineGuides
Comprehensive site, covering study guide and analysis of several of the selected texts. A good site for students or for teachers to sketch their own lesson plans. The teacher has put a lot of work into providing this free information to others.
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/index.html
This site has plenty of resources, and study guides, for a number of the selected texts.The study guide section links to SparkNotes, and Pink Monkey, two sites that have free overviews of countless pieces of literature.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/4/17/
This particular section on the OWL writing site is a reference/resource for writing about literature or poetry. There is quite a bit of information, so students should be guided specifically on this website. Alternatively, teachers can use this to help lesson plan or problem solve with general literature analysis and essay writing techniques.
http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/
This GCSE and A Level site is worth looking at by students, and is full of information that can be used for specific purposes such as tips on how to write effectively to revision for the exams.
http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm
This is similar to the reference resource above, with hundreds of literary terms defined, with examples.
http://www.explorewriting.co.uk/
This site has been written by professional writers, and can be a very useful site for the ablest students, or to supplement teachers’ notes.
Websites need to be checked often to make sure they are still relevant and the links are still active. All websites were checked and updated: April, 2021.